The bill, expected to appear before the Legislature’s Taxation Committee on Tuesday, would require that retail sales facilities more than 20,000 square feet be valued based on current use, or, if vacant, according to their highest and best use.
Hannah LaClaire
Staff Writer
Hannah LaClaire is a business reporter at the Portland Press Herald, covering Maine’s housing crisis, real estate and development, entrepreneurship, the state's cannabis industry and a little bit of everything else. Before joining the Press Herald in 2021, Hannah covered the town of Brunswick for The Times Record. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running and weekends up at camp. She lives in Springvale with her husband and daughter, their dog and two tuxedo cats.
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Portland restaurateurs to open new steak and oyster spot downtown
From the light and airy feel of the restaurant’s interior to the classic, “tried and true” items on the menu, everything at Maine St. Steak and Oyster is designed to feel comfortable and familiar, but far from boring.
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Amid continued growth, Brunswick airport looking for manager, hoping to attract flight technician school
In November, the airport surpassed the number of flight operations (22,847) the active-duty Naval Air Station did in 2005, the last year all the base squadrons were fully operational.
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Local rinks preparing to open in coming weeks
For years, the start of the ice skating season has been pushed back as crews trying to prepare the ice battle against milder temperatures.
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Target date for Mid Coast, MaineHealth merger delayed, but moving ahead
The Brunswick hospital announced its merger with MaineHealth, a health care group with more than a dozen hospitals and medical offices stretching across the state and into New Hampshire, in February 2019 and hoped to be fully integrated by Jan. 1, 2020.
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Transportation remains a challenge for asylum seekers
Midcoast Literacy will launch new software to help.
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Uncle Tom’s Market closes its doors after more than 60 years
The Pleasant Street corner shop, which opened in 1957 as Model Market, has been a mainstay in Brunswick for the better part of a century.
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Death of local homeless man causes call to action for more affordable housing, services for those in need
Williams received his housing voucher and was committed to getting off the streets, but was not able to find an apartment before he died.
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To serve nearly 100 asylum seekers, Brunswick looks to bolster staffing
An assistant would allow Cultural Broker Nsiona Nguizani to “handle some of the more complex issues,” instead of the routine responsibilities, Town Manager John Eldridge told the council this week.
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‘It’s wrong that this happened:’ Friends, loved ones mourn the death of local homeless man, Russell Williams
“This is not someone who was from away,” said Mary Connolly, executive director of The Gathering Place. “This was his home. … He deserved better.”